Senate Floor Activity - Tuesday, November 27, 2018

The President pro tempore called the Senate to order at 10 a .m., the Chaplain offered a prayer, and the President pro tempore led the Senate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

The Journal

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Journal of the proceedings of the Senate was deemed approved to date.

Certain Procedures Dispensed With

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the morning hour being deemed expired, and the times for the recognition of the two leaders being reserved.

Transaction of Morning Business

Pursuant to the order of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to a period for the transaction of morning business.

Legislative Business (Tuesday, November 27)

H.R. 1074 (Rep. Blum): To repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation".

-- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

H.R. 1918 (Rep. Ros-Lehtinen): To oppose loans at international financial institutions for the Government of Nicaragua unless the Government of Nicaragua is taking effective steps to hold free, fair, and transparent elections, and for other purposes.

-- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

S.Amdt. 4066 (Sen. Menendez): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 4066 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Menendez.

-- Amendment SA 4066 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 3946 (Rep. Allen): An Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

-- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 4063 (Sen. Isakson): In the nature of a substitute.

-- Amendment SA 4063 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Isakson.

-- Amendment SA 4063 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 4064 (Sen. Isakson): To amend the title.

-- Amendment SA 4064 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Isakson.

-- Amendment SA 4064 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 5317 (Rep. Beutler): To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands .

-- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S. 440 (Sen. Hoeven): To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota.

-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.

S. 2074 (Sen. Hoeven): To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.

-- Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.

S. 3661 (Sen. Inhofe): To provide for a program of the Department of Defense to commemorate the 75th anniversary of World War II .

-- Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 424 (Sen. Baldwin): A resolution honoring the 25th anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program.

-- Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S.Amdt. 4065 (Sen. Baldwin): To amend the preamble.

-- Amendment SA 4065 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Baldwin.

-- Amendment SA 4065 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S.Res. 674 (Sen. Hatch): A resolution recognizing the month of October 2018 as "National Principals Month".

-- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.

-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Executive Business (Tuesday, November 27)

PN889: Stephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture

-- Considered by Senate.

-- Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 246

PN2049: Karen Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 11/27/2018.

-- Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 37. Record Vote Number: 247

-- Considered by Senate.

-- By unanimous consent agreement, debate 11/28/2018.

Adjournment

Under the authority of the order of today, at 6:51 p.m, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Daines in the chair) declared the Senate adjourned, under its order of today, until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.